Narrative on the Life of Frederick Douglass Questions and Answers with complete solution

When is Frederick's birthday? - no accurate knowledge of age or any authentic record What sort of relationship did he have with his parents? - Knows his mom is Harriet Bailey and dad is a white man, possibly his master. Separated from mother as an infant- saw her four or five times. What are the "advantages" for the slave owner to have mixed race children? - They receive pleasure and the kids become slaves by law in turn create profit. What did Frederick see happen to his Aunt Hester? - Captain Anthony, his master,tied her up to a joist in the kitchen while on a stool and whipped upon her naked back until she was covered in blood Why did this happen? - She went out at night with Ned Roberts What do the slaves receive each year as their clothing "allowance"? - two coarse linen shirts, one pair of linen trousers, one jacket, one pair of trousers for the winter made of coarse negro cloth, one pair of stockings, and one pair of shoes (worth no more than $7) What is the monthly food allowance allowance for slaves? - eight pounds of pork or its equivalent in fish and one bushel of corn meal What do children who do not work in the fields receive as clothing allowance? - no shoes stockings trousers two coarse linen shirts What were the living conditions like for the slaves? - no beds only one coarse blanket for adults no facilities or time for washing mending and cooking had to rise at the drivers hornWhy did the slaves sing? - on the way to the great house as a testimony against slavery and a prayer to god when they are most unhappy to relieve them How did this affect Douglass? - he didn't understand them but they depressed his spirit and filled him with sadnesss